Horatio Alger
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In the first story, Adrift in New York - disowned by her guardian in nineteenth-century New York City, seventeen-year-old Florence is befriended by Tom--a boy from the Bowery--with whom she has a surprising connection. And in the second story The World Before him - disinherited by his scheming stepfather, sixteen-year-old Frank Courtney seeks his fortune in New York City and through perseverance, ambition, and high moral character obtains an excellent...